1/48 Tamiya F-84G Thunderjet

by Charles King

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The straight wing F-84 Thunderjets were great early jets for the U.S. Air Force...until they tangled with the more agile Mig-15.  While they were ultimately replaced by the F-86 Sabre version, the Thunderjets finished the Korean War in a bomber/attack role, widely used to take out supply lines and heavy rail.  The sleek, sexy body of the F-84 makes it one of the more attractive jets, at least to me.

This build was strictly OOB, inclduing the decals.  The NMF is Alclad II Polished Aluminum.  I can't praise the kit enough, and OOB detail is more than sufficient.  I chose to build this with the gun bay and cockpit closed to show the sleek outline of this beauty.  Sacrificing the tell tale sign of decal outline for a more realistic NMF, I chose to NOT seal in the decals with Future.

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This was a fun build of an important early jet.  Anyone interested in Korean War subjects should definately find this kit and add it to your stable.

Charles

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Photos and text © by Charles King